Association of Graduates at West Point Military Academy

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Army Military Academy Super: LTG FRANKLIN L. HAGENBECK ’71 comments:
"Those serving in Iraq also stressed the importance
of the tough, realistic training they received
over the summers at West Point. The individual
focus on marksmanship and weapons
training, fi rst responder medical training, and
land navigation parallels the individual skills
expected of our offi cers and soldiers in combat.
Collective training that involves small unit
leadership focused on planning, rehearsing, executing
and evaluating prepared our graduates
for the frenetic pace of continuous operations
in theater. Their comments echoed the ageold
adage about expending sweat in training
to avoid shedding blood in battle. Recent graduates
in particular praised the scenario-driven
training involving Iraqi-American role-players
in situations that closely mirror those they face
on a daily basis while deployed."